you weren't there
C'est comme si tu n'étais pas là.
It's like you're not there.
Est-il vrai que tu n'étais pas là hier ?
Is it true that you weren't there yesterday?
You weren't there, were you?
Mais tu n'étais pas là, à ce moment-là.
But you weren't there at that time.
— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)
Tu n'étais pas là pour les construire.
You weren't there to build them.
Je suis monté plusieurs fois chez toi, tu n'étais pas là.
I came by your place several times, but you weren’t there.
— Manon des sources (1986)
Shiki, tu n'étais pas là, hier soir.
Shiki, you weren't there last night.
— The Garden of Sinners, film 5 : Spirale contradictoire (2008)
But you weren't there.